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application. Before issuing the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– propagation or survival of the species. requested permit, we will take into 8339 for TTY assistance. These activities often include such consideration any information that we SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the prohibited actions as capture and receive during the public comment U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite collection. Our regulations period. the public to comment on an implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found in the Code of DATES: We must receive your written application for a permit under section comments on or before October 23, 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 2020. Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, et seq.). The requested permit would 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife ADDRESSES: Document availability and allow the applicant to conduct activities species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered comment submission: Submit a request intended to promote recovery of species plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for for a copy of the application and related that are listed as endangered under the threatened plant species. documents and submit any comments ESA. by one of the following methods. All Permit Application Available for requests and comments should specify Background Review and Comment the applicant name and application With some exceptions, the ESA Proposed activities in the following number (e.g., Dana Ross TE–08964A–2): prohibits activities that constitute take permit request are for the recovery and • Email: [email protected]. of listed species unless a Federal permit enhancement of propagation or survival • U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, Program is issued that allows such activity. The of the species in the wild. The ESA Manager, Restoration and Endangered ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such requires that we invite public comment Species Classification, Ecological activities as pursuing, harassing, before issuing this permit. Accordingly, Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, trapping, capturing, or collecting, in we invite local, State, Tribal, and Portland Regional Office, 911 NE 11th addition to hunting, shooting, harming, Federal agencies and the public to Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. wounding, or killing. submit written data, views, or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A recovery permit issued by us under arguments with respect to this Colleen Henson, Regional Recovery section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA application. The comments and Permit Coordinator, Ecological Services, authorizes the permittee to conduct recommendations that will be most (503) 231–6131 (phone); permitsR1ES@ activities with endangered or threatened useful and likely to influence agency fws.gov (email). Individuals who are species for scientific purposes that decisions are those supported by hearing or speech impaired may call the promote recovery or for enhancement of quantitative information or studies.

Applicant, city, Application No. state Species Location Take activity Permit action

TE–71614D ...... Hawaii Marine Green sea turtle (Chelonia Hawaiian Archi- Harass by receipt and rehabilita- New. Mammal Alli- mydas); Hawksbill sea turtle pelago, and tion of stranded sea turtles, ance, Inc., (Eretmochelys imbricata); the Pacific Is- educational and training activi- Kailua, HI. Leatherback sea turtle lands Region. ties, tag, transport, release, (Dermochelys coriacea); Log- and salvage. gerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).

Public Availability of Comments Next Steps DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Written comments we receive become If we decide to issue a permit to the Fish and Wildlife Service part of the administrative record applicant listed in this notice, we will associated with this action. Before publish a notice in the Federal Register. [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2020–0099; including your address, phone number, FXIA16710900000–201–FF09A30000] Authority email address, or other personal identifying information in your Foreign Endangered Species; Marine We publish this notice under section Mammals; Receipt of Permit comment, you should be aware that 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of Applications your entire comment—including your 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et personal identifying information—may seq.). AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, be made publicly available at any time. Interior. Sarah B. Hall, While you can request in your comment ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit that we withhold your personal Acting Assistant Regional Director— applications; request for comments. identifying information from public Ecological Services, Pacific Region. review, we cannot guarantee that we [FR Doc. 2020–20949 Filed 9–22–20; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and will be able to do so. All submissions BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Wildlife Service (Service), invite the from organizations or businesses, and public to comment on applications to from individuals identifying themselves conduct certain activities with foreign as representatives or officials of species that are listed as endangered organizations or businesses, will be under the Endangered Species Act made available for public disclosure in (ESA) and foreign or native species for which the Service has jurisdiction their entirety. under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). With some exceptions, the ESA and the MMPA prohibit activities

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with listed species unless Federal information to allow us to authenticate Regulations in part 17. Service authorization is issued that allows such any scientific or commercial data you regulations regarding permits for any activities. The ESA and MMPA also include. The comments and activity otherwise prohibited by the require that we invite public comment recommendations that will be most MMPA with respect to any marine before issuing permits for any activity useful and likely to influence agency mammals are available in title 50 of the otherwise prohibited by the ESA or decisions are: (1) Those supported by Code of Federal Regulations in part 18. MMPA with respect to any endangered quantitative information or studies; and Concurrent with publishing this notice species or marine mammals. (2) those that include citations to, and in the Federal Register, we are DATES: We must receive comments by analyses of, the applicable laws and forwarding copies of the marine October 23, 2020. regulations. mammal applications to the Marine ADDRESSES: B. May I review comments submitted by Mammal Commission and the Obtaining Documents: The others? Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review. applications, application supporting You may view and comment on materials, and any comments and other others’ public comments at http:// III. Permit Applications materials that we receive will be www.regulations.gov, unless our We invite comments on the following available for public inspection at http:// allowing so would violate the Privacy applications. www.regulations.gov in Docket No. Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of FWS–HQ–IA–2020–0099. Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). A. Endangered Species Submitting Comments: When Applicant: Ark Wildlife submitting comments, please specify the C. Who will see my comments? Sanctuary, Reno NV, Permit No. 69790D name of the applicant and the permit If you submit a comment at http:// number at the beginning of your www.regulations.gov, your entire The applicant requests a permit to comment. You may submit comments comment, including any personal purchase three male captive-born by one of the following methods: identifying information, will be posted cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in • Internet: http:// on the website. If you submit a interstate commerce from Tanganyika www.regulations.gov. Search for and hardcopy comment that includes Wildlife Foundation, Goddard, KS, for submit comments on Docket No. FWS– personal identifying information, such the purpose of enhancing the HQ–IA–2020–0099. as your address, phone number, or propagation or survival of the species. • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public email address, you may request at the This notification is for a single interstate Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. top of your document that we withhold commerce activity. FWS–HQ–IA–2020–0099; U.S. Fish and this information from public review. Applicant: National Museum of Natural Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: However, we cannot guarantee that we History, Smithsonian Institution, PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls will be able to do so. Moreover, all Washington, DC; Permit No. 56444D Church, VA 22041–3803. submissions from organizations or For more information, see Public businesses, and from individuals The applicant requests a permit to Comment Procedures under identifying themselves as import biological samples derived from SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. representatives or officials of wild Amsterdam albatross (Diomedea FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: organizations or businesses, will be amsterdamensis), band-rumped storm- Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358– made available for public disclosure in petrel (Oceanodroma castro), petrel 2185, via email at [email protected], or their entirety. (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi), Mascarene black petrel (Pterodroma via the Federal Relay Service at 800– II. Background 877–8339. aterrima), cahow (Pterodroma cahow), To help us carry out our conservation and Madeira petrel (Pterodroma SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: responsibilities for affected species, and madeira), taken in multiple locations, I. Public Comment Procedures in consideration of section 10(c) of the for the purpose of scientific research. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as This notification is for a single import. A. How do I comment on submitted amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), applications? and section 104(c) of the Marine Applicant: Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, We invite the public and local, State, Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as Baltimore, MD; Permit No. 70028D Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et The applicant requests a permit to on these applications. Before issuing seq.), we invite public comments on import biological samples derived from any of the requested permits, we will permit applications before final action is one wild maned wolf (Chrysocyon take into consideration any information taken. With some exceptions, the ESA brachyurus), taken in Noel Kempff that we receive during the public and MMPA prohibit certain activities Mercado National Park, Bolivia, for the comment period. with listed species unless Federal purpose of scientific research. This You may submit your comments and authorization is issued that allows such notification is for a single import. materials by one of the methods in activities. Permits issued under section Applicant: Sam Noble Oklahoma ADDRESSES. We will not consider 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA allow otherwise comments sent by email or fax, or to an prohibited activities for scientific Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK; Permit No. 075249 address not in ADDRESSES. We will not purposes or to enhance the propagation consider or include in our or survival of the affected species. The applicant requests authorization administrative record comments we Service regulations regarding prohibited to export and reimport nonliving receive after the close of the comment activities with endangered species, museum specimens of endangered period (see DATES). captive-bred wildlife registrations, and species previously accessioned into the When submitting comments, please permits for any activity otherwise applicant’s collection for scientific specify the name of the applicant and prohibited by the ESA with respect to research. This notification covers the permit number at the beginning of any endangered species are available in activities to be conducted by the your comment. Provide sufficient title 50 of the Code of Federal applicant over a 5-year period.

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Applicant: Project Survival, Dunlap, 4901–4916). This notice is provided ACTION: Meeting notice. CA; Permit No. 71734D pursuant to section 112(4) of the Wild SUMMARY: In accordance with the The applicant requests a permit to Conservation Act of 1992 (50 CFR 15.26(c)). Federal Advisory Committee Act, the import one male and one female Department of the Interior, Office of the captive-born cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Applicant: Gregory P. Sercel, Pasadena, Secretary, is announcing that the Exxon from Cango Wildlife Ranch, CA; Permit No. 76644D Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Oudtshoorn, South Africa, for the The applicant wishes to establish a Council’s Public Advisory Committee purpose of enhancing the propagation or cooperative breeding program for will meet by teleconference as noted survival of the species. This notification collared lory (Phigys solitarius), blue- below. is for a single import. crowned lorikeet ( australis), and DATES: The virtual meeting will be held Applicant: Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis, cardinal lorry ( cardinalis), on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, MO; Permit No. 62698C importing to the United States 48 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Alaska Daylight (16 of each species) currently held in The applicant requests a renewal of a Time (AKDT). facilities in captive breeding facilities in permit to import blood and swab ADDRESSES: The meeting will be virtual the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, and samples from the Galapagos tortoise only using the Zoom meeting platform. Spain. The applicant wishes to be an (Geochelone nigra), from three locations To view a tutorial on how to join a active participant in this program, along in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, for Zoom meeting please go to https:// with Christine Touchton (Lecanto, scientific research. This notification support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/ Florida), Charles Hawke (Portland, covers activities to be conducted by the 201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting-. Oregon), and Jordan Berber (Atwater, applicant over a 5-year period. The video feature will be turned off for California). If approved, the program all attendees except for the EVOS Public Multiple Trophy Applicants will be overseen by the Organization of Advisory Committee, Trustee Council The following applicants request Professional Aviculturists, San Dimas, staff, presenters, and speakers during permits to import sport-hunted trophies California. public comment to limit bandwidth use of male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus IV. Next Steps and maximize connectivity during the pygargus) culled from a captive herd After the comment period closes, we meeting. Please remain muted until you maintained under the management will make decisions regarding permit are called upon to speak. program of the Republic of South Africa, Connect to meeting using Zoom link issuance. If we issue permits to any of for the purpose of enhancing the (video and audio): https://zoom.us/j/ the applicants listed in this notice, we propagation or survival of the species. 91852919430? will publish a notice in the Federal pwd=SnBUVHdybDF0RUlHY Applicant: Gary Bourn, Bennett, CO; Register. You may locate the notice VJsdDFlTjFKQT09. Permit No. 79873D announcing the permit issuance by Meeting ID: 918 5291 9430. Applicant: Debra Mathews, Frenchtown, searching http://www.regulations.gov Passcode: 994062. MT; Permit No. 80624D for the permit number listed above in Follow the prompts, you will be asked this document. For example, to find if you would like to join audio with B. Endangered Marine Mammals and information about the potential issuance internet (your device microphone/ Marine Mammals of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to speaker) or use a telephone (follow the Applicant: Charlie Hamilton James, regulations.gov and search for prompts accordingly). Connect to the Jackson, WY; Permit No. 37946D ‘‘12345A’’. meeting via telephone (audio only, no V. Authority video): The applicant requests a permit to Dial any of the following numbers: photograph and film Southern sea otters We issue this notice under the (Enhydra lutris nereis) along the coast of authority of the Endangered Species Act (669) 900–6833 (253) 215–8782 California, for the purpose of of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et (346) 248–7799 seq.), and its implementing regulations, commercial educational photography. (929) 205–6099 This notification covers activities to be and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (301) 715–8592 conducted by the applicant over a 1- of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et (312) 626–6799 year period. seq.), and its implementing regulations. Enter the Meeting ID 918 5291 9430#, Applicant: Charlie Hamilton James, Brenda Tapia, there is no participant code, and press Jackson, WY; Permit No. 37058D Management Analyst/Program Analyst, *6 to mute. Please check the EVOS The applicant requests a permit to Branch of Permits, Division of Management Trustee Council website for updates Authority. photograph and film Northern sea otters regarding the virtual meeting at (Enhydra lutrls kenyoni), for up to 28 [FR Doc. 2020–20978 Filed 9–22–20; 8:45 am] www.evostc.state.ak.us/events. days, in Alaska, for the purpose of BILLING CODE 4333–15–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. educational photography. This species Philip Johnson, Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy is not listed under the ESA. This DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR notification covers activities to be and Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite 119, Anchorage, Alaska 99501; conducted by the applicant over a 1- Office of the Secretary year period. telephone number: (907) 271–5011; [XXXD5198NI DS61100000 DNINR0000. email: [email protected]. C. Wild Bird Conservation Act 000000 DX61104] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EVOS The public is invited to comment on Notice of Teleconference Meeting of Public Advisory Committee was created the following application for approval to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public pursuant to Paragraph V.A.4 of the conduct certain activities with a bird Advisory Committee Memorandum of Agreement and species covered under the Wild Bird Consent Decree entered into by the Conservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. United States of America and the State

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